Something I've noted several times is that, while most of us agree it's important to be informed about Canadian politics and to be an engaged citizen, the fact is that Canadian politics are generally pretty boring (this can be a good thing, IMO). The Americans, on the other hand, have turned the dysfunction of their political system into an entertainment industry (although it appears Harper, et al., are determined to reduce the Canadian system to the same level).

So I thought I'd start a thread for discussion of the Reality TV show they call American Politics.

I'll start with this posting I saw on another forum, with respect to the Republican's policies on women's health care, especially with regard to contraception and abortion:

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After years and years and years of specifically targeting homophobes, racists, bigots, religious zealots, anti-intellectuals and sociopaths why should we be at all shocked that the GOP picked up a shitload of misogynists along the way?

I see Romney pulling it out ........ just ............ after the California primary. Then we shall see if the Republicans dislike Romney more than they dislike Pres. Obama. They would need to come together and get behind their candidate and not do what the Democrats did in 1968 that resulted in the election of Richard Nixon. We shall see.

Of course, if the Tea Party, or the social conservatives, or Ron Paul decides to run as a third party, then all bets are off the table, since I feel that this will help Pres. Obama win a second term. If the Republicans unify, it shall be a close race. I shall still be voting for Pres. Obama in the State of Georgia, although I doubt he will win this state in that he lost it back in 2008.

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"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read these books." Mark Twain

Lord knows what she would have to say/do to Pres. Bush who really sent the US down this path. I still like David Frum's analogy of Pres. Bush driving the car into a wall and quickly getting out of the burning wreck and throwing the keys to Pres.-elect Obama.

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"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read these books." Mark Twain

Lord knows what she would have to say/do to Pres. Bush who really sent the US down this path. I still like David Frum's analogy of Pres. Bush driving the car into a wall and quickly getting out of the burning wreck and throwing the keys to Pres.-elect Obama.

I completely agree. But to be fair, the story continues with Obama not only paying the bill for repairing the wrecked car, but also buying the Garage and paying for all the mechanics to go on holiday.